The Seventh Year
Part 5: The DADA Professor
Hermione Took in the surroundings of the night as the boat glided gracefully across the water. She sighed still a bit unnerved that Draco Malfoy was not only head boy, but he was also in the very same boat as her, no more than 1 metre away. She shook her head of these thoughts and turned to Professor Lupin.
"Professor?" she asked, "Why are you back at Hogwarts?"
Professor Lupin turned to look at Hermione and said,
"Well you see, I received a letter in the holidays requesting if I would return to Hogwarts to take my old position as the DADA professor, so of course I could not resist and I accepted immediately"
Draco let out a muffled "hurmph" and looked away disgustedly, he thought to himself, * great now that he's back he will surely give Griffindor as many points as possible, that's JUST what we need *
"Do you have something to say Mr. Malfoy?" Professor Lupin asked.
"No sir, just something caught in my throat." he trailed off
"I see well im glad that I am back teaching you all once again" Professor Lupin said, but Draco barely took any notice. He was staring at Hermione, who had moonlight dancing over her skin reflecting from the water.
He was mesmerized my her beauty and after a few seconds, which to him seemed like an eternity, he pulled his eyes away from her face, and settled them on the dark water.
Hermione was quite glad that professor Lupin was teaching at Hogwarts, and the fact that he was professor for DADA meant that Snape had not got that position, which most likely meant he was still Professor for Potions.
She cringed at that thought, every year Griffindor always had potions with Slytherin and she had a feeling that this year would be no different. Snape had a habit of taking points from Griffindor for no reason. As head professor for Slytherin it made sense that he would favour his house, just as Professor McGonagal favoured Griffindor, but Snape was especially hard on Griffindor, and it was most likely to do with Harry.
The Famous Harry Potter, The Boy who lived, every witch and wizard alive knew who he was, where there was Harry you would always find Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend and sidekick, now, Hermione was usually associated with these two, but over the past year, she felt like they were drifting apart.
She first thought this at the beginning of last year, when she found out that Ron was dating Lavender Brown.
~ Flashback ~
Hermione was sitting in the Griffindor common room by the blazing fire, it was the day after Christmas and she was settling down with a book. As she bent down to pick it up the portrait hole opened up and Ron walked through.
"Hey Hermione" He said, "What are you up to?"
" Oh nothing much, just catching up on some reading" she said, she pulled out a massive book and opened it to the first page.
"Ok, and im sorry, but I have to take a raincheck on going to Hogsmede with you, Lavender wants to spend some time together." Ron said apologetically.
"Lavender?" Hermione said confused, " Why would you choose spending time with Lavender over me?" she asked confused.
"Hermione!" Ron said rolling his eyes, " You know that Lavender is my girlfriend" he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"She is?" Hermione asked confused once again, "Since when? Why did you tell me?" she asked getting upset.
"We've been going out for 3 weeks, Honestly Hermione, I thought I told you, it must have slipped my mind" he said casually, "well I have to go, Lavender's waiting for me." And with that he ran out of the common room.
Hermione slumped in her chair, tears building up in her eyes,
* Why didn't he tell me about Lavender? Why didn't Harry tell me? He MUST have known, after all they are best friends, I thought that I was their best friend as well. I guess I was wrong.
But Ron DID say that he must have forgot, I KNOW that he would have told me, but his dad had just gotten promoted and what with all the excitement he must have forgotten, I mean I AM one of his best friends, and even I forget things at times *
A smile appeared on her face and she wiped the tears from her eyes, laughing at how silly they were and just shook her head at Ron's forgetfulness.
~ End Flashback ~
At the time she had dismissed it at forgetfulness, but as the year went on she felt herself being less and less involved in both Ron and Harry's lives.
Now that it was the beginning of the New Year, she wondered if their friendship that was already hanging by a thread would survive until graduation.
She shook herself out of her thoughts as the boat hit the bank of the opposite shore.
She stood up, and along with Malfoy and Professor Lupin, they all piled out of the boat and began to walk up the steps leading them to Hogwarts.
Part 5: The DADA Professor
Hermione Took in the surroundings of the night as the boat glided gracefully across the water. She sighed still a bit unnerved that Draco Malfoy was not only head boy, but he was also in the very same boat as her, no more than 1 metre away. She shook her head of these thoughts and turned to Professor Lupin.
"Professor?" she asked, "Why are you back at Hogwarts?"
Professor Lupin turned to look at Hermione and said,
"Well you see, I received a letter in the holidays requesting if I would return to Hogwarts to take my old position as the DADA professor, so of course I could not resist and I accepted immediately"
Draco let out a muffled "hurmph" and looked away disgustedly, he thought to himself, * great now that he's back he will surely give Griffindor as many points as possible, that's JUST what we need *
"Do you have something to say Mr. Malfoy?" Professor Lupin asked.
"No sir, just something caught in my throat." he trailed off
"I see well im glad that I am back teaching you all once again" Professor Lupin said, but Draco barely took any notice. He was staring at Hermione, who had moonlight dancing over her skin reflecting from the water.
He was mesmerized my her beauty and after a few seconds, which to him seemed like an eternity, he pulled his eyes away from her face, and settled them on the dark water.
Hermione was quite glad that professor Lupin was teaching at Hogwarts, and the fact that he was professor for DADA meant that Snape had not got that position, which most likely meant he was still Professor for Potions.
She cringed at that thought, every year Griffindor always had potions with Slytherin and she had a feeling that this year would be no different. Snape had a habit of taking points from Griffindor for no reason. As head professor for Slytherin it made sense that he would favour his house, just as Professor McGonagal favoured Griffindor, but Snape was especially hard on Griffindor, and it was most likely to do with Harry.
The Famous Harry Potter, The Boy who lived, every witch and wizard alive knew who he was, where there was Harry you would always find Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend and sidekick, now, Hermione was usually associated with these two, but over the past year, she felt like they were drifting apart.
She first thought this at the beginning of last year, when she found out that Ron was dating Lavender Brown.
~ Flashback ~
Hermione was sitting in the Griffindor common room by the blazing fire, it was the day after Christmas and she was settling down with a book. As she bent down to pick it up the portrait hole opened up and Ron walked through.
"Hey Hermione" He said, "What are you up to?"
" Oh nothing much, just catching up on some reading" she said, she pulled out a massive book and opened it to the first page.
"Ok, and im sorry, but I have to take a raincheck on going to Hogsmede with you, Lavender wants to spend some time together." Ron said apologetically.
"Lavender?" Hermione said confused, " Why would you choose spending time with Lavender over me?" she asked confused.
"Hermione!" Ron said rolling his eyes, " You know that Lavender is my girlfriend" he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"She is?" Hermione asked confused once again, "Since when? Why did you tell me?" she asked getting upset.
"We've been going out for 3 weeks, Honestly Hermione, I thought I told you, it must have slipped my mind" he said casually, "well I have to go, Lavender's waiting for me." And with that he ran out of the common room.
Hermione slumped in her chair, tears building up in her eyes,
* Why didn't he tell me about Lavender? Why didn't Harry tell me? He MUST have known, after all they are best friends, I thought that I was their best friend as well. I guess I was wrong.
But Ron DID say that he must have forgot, I KNOW that he would have told me, but his dad had just gotten promoted and what with all the excitement he must have forgotten, I mean I AM one of his best friends, and even I forget things at times *
A smile appeared on her face and she wiped the tears from her eyes, laughing at how silly they were and just shook her head at Ron's forgetfulness.
~ End Flashback ~
At the time she had dismissed it at forgetfulness, but as the year went on she felt herself being less and less involved in both Ron and Harry's lives.
Now that it was the beginning of the New Year, she wondered if their friendship that was already hanging by a thread would survive until graduation.
She shook herself out of her thoughts as the boat hit the bank of the opposite shore.
She stood up, and along with Malfoy and Professor Lupin, they all piled out of the boat and began to walk up the steps leading them to Hogwarts.